Dr. William Vendley, General Secretary of the Religions for Peace has asked for your help and support for the ARMS DOWN: Religions for Peace Campaign for Shared Security. The campaign is asking governments to reduce collectively by 1% their military spending and re-allocate those funds toward development in areas of abject poverty. We encourage you to read the attached email from Dr. Vendley and
“Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be forgiven; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” (Acts 2:38) In 2010, this year just as at the time of the first Pentecost, Christians throughout the world, in their respective churches, will celebrate Pentecost in hundreds of different languages
Under the care of the Prime Minister of Albania, Prof. Dr. Sali Berisha, on the 4th of May 2010, h 11:00, in the building of the Central State Archive will be inaugurated the exhibition “Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Manuscripts in Albania”. The exhibition is organized by the: General Directorate of the Albanian Archives, Hellenic Foundation for Culture – Branch of Tirana,
On April 5th an award ceremony took place in the Palace of Brigades in Tirana. The President of Albania, Prof./ Dr. Bamir Topi awarded the leaders of four traditional religious communities with the Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu award. The nominees were the Archbishop of Tirana, Durrësi and the whole Albania, His Beatitude Anastasios, and the leaders of the Muslim, Catholic and Bektashi communities in Albania.
The Orthodox Autocephalous Church Of Albania OFFICIAL DECLARATION The results of the 2011 Census regarding the Orthodox Christians in Albania are totally incorrect and unacceptable. 1.The latest official report of INSTAT, regarding the religious identity of the population, from the 2011 Census declares that Orthodox Christians in Albania are 6.75%. Without doubt, this is an obvious error or more accurately an intentional lie.
His Beatitude, Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana and all Albania, responded to an invitation by Pope Benedict XVI with an official visit to the Vatican from December 3rd – 8th. Archbishop Anastasios was accompanied by His Grace, Metropolitan Joani of Korca; His Grace, Bishop Nikolla of Apollonia; His Grace, Bishop Andoni of Kruja; Secretary of the Holy Synod, Protopresbyter Jani Trebicka; and Deacon
Foto nga: Mano Kritsotaki The official visit of peace of the Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa Theodoros II continues. Second day, 1 November 2009 Sunday morning, the pious people and clergy of Albania experienced a special ecclesiastical event, the concelebration of the Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, His Beatitude Theodoros II
Photo: Mano Kritsotaki The first day, date October 31 2009. The realization of the historical visit of the Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, His Beatitude Theodoros II began with the arrival at Mother Teresa Airport. All of the metropolitans, bishops, and members of the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania, led by His
The Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania welcomes the official visit of the Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa His Beatitude Theodoros II. The historical visit of the Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa will take place from October 31 to November 5, 2009. This official visit is especially important because it resonates powerfully in the life of the Church
We, three hundred and six delegates of diverse churches in Europe, gathered in the historical city of Lyon, France, from the 15th till the 21st of July 2009, under the theme “Called to one hope in Christ”, on the occasion of the 13th General Assembly and the fiftieth anniversary of the Conference of European Churches, convey this message to the member churches of our
